Dear Parents,
Here is a list of some gift ideas for your child:

• Magnetic letters – (especially lower-case) to put on the refrigerator
• An art sketch pad and set of thin marking pens
• Magnetic Write/Erase Board
• A large set of Berol Prismacolor pencils (wonderful water color pencils)
• Children’s books (see enclosed lists of favorites) – you can often get real bargains at local second-hand book stores
• CDs of classical music and children’s folk songs – traditional English and Spanish
• Etch-a-Sketch
• Mommy, It’s a Renoir! (art postcards)
• An illustrated children’s cookbook (see sample recipes from Kids in the Kitchen)
• Open-ended building toys: Lego blocks
• Blank journals, notepads, stationery, envelopes, postcards, and stamps
• A disposable camera
• A playdough kit with several colors of playdough, rolling pin, cafeteria tray, cookie cutters, and plastic animals
• Books on how to draw simple animals and objects; a variety of pencils
• Old dress-up clothes (ask Aunties and Grandparents to help gather)
• A collection of different adult hats (shop garage sales and Goodwill)
• A set of Lincoln Logs

Taken from Parents as Partners in Kindergarten and Early Literacy: Family Connections that Multiply our Teaching Effectiveness, by Nellie Edge © 2007. Updated 2009.